Arcadia Data, provider of the visual analytics and BI software native to big data, announced the results of a survey conducted by Eckerson Group, which paint an exciting picture of data lakes and the analytics tools, such as business intelligence (BI) on Apache Hadoop®, that surround them. The results highlight how today’s organizations understand that data lakes play a crucial role in generating value from data. The survey, conducted between March and June, 2018, drew more than 500 responses from business users across varying roles and industries.